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26 Nov 2008 : Column 2178W—continued
2007-08—£289,907.14
The Department did not have a “communication officer” grade during 2005-06 and 2006-07. The “White Book” of contacts in Government Departments and agencies contains listings for the Department and the book is updated twice yearly.
The Royal Parks is the only Agency of DCMS. For financial years 2005-06 and 2006-07, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking and Dagenham on 31 March 2008, Official Report, column 540W.
For 2007-08, the figure as supplied by The Royal Parks, is £40,866.05
Due to the large number of NDPB's sponsored by DCMS, information regarding costs of press officers could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Manpower
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants were employed by each of his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each year from 1997-98 to 2007-08; what the estimated figures are for 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [238528]
Barbara Follett: The Royal Parks is the only Executive agency DCMS is responsible for. The staff figures for the specified period are:
| Average number of staff | |
With a few of exceptions, executive NDPBs are non-Crown bodies and employees are not civil servants—although civil servants can be seconded or loaned to NDPBs. Information on the number of employees in executive NDPBs is published in the annual Cabinet Office “Public Bodies” publication. Copies are available from the Libraries of the House.
Advisory NDPBs do not usually employ staff. They are typically supported by civil servants from the sponsoring Department.
Figures for 2008-09 are not available.
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants were employed by (a) his Department’s agency and (b) each of his Department’s non-departmental public bodies in each year from 1997-98 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. [238558]
Mr. Sutcliffe: The Royal Parks is the only executive agency DCMS is responsible for, the staff figures for the specified period are:
| Period | Average number of staff |
With a few exceptions, executive NDPBs are non-Crown bodies and employees are not civil servants—although civil servants can be seconded or loaned to NDPBs. Information on the number of employees in executive NDPBs is published in the annual Cabinet Office “Public Bodies” publication. Copies are available from the Libraries of the House.
Advisory NDPBs do not usually employ staff. They are typically supported by civil servants from the sponsoring Department.
Departmental Marketing
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of Government commissioned advertising in the last 12 months relating to matters falling within the remit of his Department. [226519]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how much (a) his Department, (b) its agency and (c) each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department spent on (i) publicity and (ii) advertising in each year from 1997-98 to 2007-08; what the equivalent estimated figures are in each case for 2008-09; and if he will make a statement; [238507]
(2) how much (a) his Department, (b) its agency and (c) its non-departmental public bodies spent on (i) publicity and (ii) advertising in each year from 1997-98 to 2007-08; what the estimated outturn of each body is for 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [238436]
Barbara Follett: The information is as follows:
(a) (i) The Department has incurred the following expenditure on publicity.
| Spend (£) | |
| (1) Estimated figure. | |
(a) (ii) The Department incurred zero expenditure on campaign advertising between 1997-98 and 2003-04. Expenditure in subsequent years is set out as follows:
| Campaign | Spend (£) | |
| (1) Estimated figure. | ||
(b) (i) The Royal Parks Agency has incurred the following expenditure on publicity between 1997-98 and 2007-08.
| £ | |
| (1) Given a change in the Royal Parks accounting structure, data only goes back to 1999-2000. (2) Estimated figure. | |
(b) (ii) The Royal Parks Agency has incurred the following spend on advertising between 1997-98 and 2007-08.
| £ | |
| (1) Estimated figure. | |
£21,856,000
Information on publicity and advertising costs by non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many special advisers his Department employed in each year since 1997-98; and at what cost. [238438]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers have been employed by his Department in each year since 1997-98; and at what cost in each such year. [238513]
Mr. Sutcliffe: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Departmental NDPBs
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which key words or terms (a) Arts Council England, (b) the Museums, Libraries and Archives, (c) the Big Lottery Fund, (d) English Heritage and (e) the Heritage Lottery Fund monitored in the media in each of the last three years. [225503]
Barbara Follett: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the remit is of each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department; and what budget they have been set for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. [236919]
Barbara Follett: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) on 14 October, Official Report, column 1196W.
The information on the remits of each non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) can be found in the DCMS publication DCMS Public Bodies Directory 2008, copies of which are available from the Library and on line at:
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